Portugal was always known as a bit of a specialist destination, mainly catering for golfers and families, but over the past 10 years the stag and hen industry now rivals that of the golfers, families have dropped right down (only in Albufeira) and can really only now be found during the school holidays, mainly around July and August when the stags, hens and groups aren't there.

The main airport that services the Algarve is called Faro, flights come here all year round, prices with Ryanair, Easyjet and Jet2 can be as little as €10.00 each way, on some occasions the flights are free you just pay the taxes. Its also only a 2-hour flight from the UK compared to 4 hours to Tenerife or 3 hours to Spain and Greece. Once you arrive its only 30 minutes by motorway straight into Albufeira. The town itself is split into 2 parts, the Old Town and the New Town, both are lively holiday resorts in their own right, the Old Town is for the more relaxing Stag or Hen weekend, with good restaurants and smart bars making up the majority of the nightlife available. The New Town is where you will find the clubs that stay open till 7.00 am, Strip bars and clubs, huge disco pubs and the famous Albufeira strip.